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There are a couple of carp fishing books I've been reading. I'm very interested in that line of books, because I think they write very well, carp anglers, about the general environment. ↗

— Tom Felton

#because #been #books #carp #couple

The person who talks a lot or talks over people misses out because they weren't listening. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#listening #lot #misses #out #over

There are a lot of other people that really play a significant role in helping you become an Olympian. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#helping #lot #olympian #other #people

We live in a world where sports have the potential to bridge the gap between racism, sexism and discrimination. The 2012 Olympic Games was a great start but hopefully what these games taught us is that if women are given an opportunity on an equal playing field the possibilities for women are endless. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#bridge #discrimination #endless #equal #field

When I started competing, you had to have your coach there. Now you can be coached from a home office via Skype or video. That's not the same as having them on the field with you. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#coached #competing #field #had #having

When I was in elementary school, we weren't allowed to do sports other than cheerleading. By junior high, they let us play, but we had to come back after 6:30 p.m. to practice because there was only one gymnasium and the boys used it first. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#allowed #back #because #come #elementary

I think it's a mistake to treat different realms of knowledge as if they are some how fundamentally the same. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#fundamentally #how #i #i think #knowledge

Winning is great, but being able to finish my last Olympic Games on American soil was very important. Even though I was injured, I didn't let my psyche get the best of me and cause me to doubt myself, so I was willing to pull every muscle in my body in '96 in order to get the job done and I came away with the bronze medal. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#american #away #being #best #body

I was constantly being pushed toward a European ideal of what it means to be a classical or opera singer, let's say in the Renata Tebaldi mode. I reject that. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#classical #constantly #european #i #ideal

Your environment doesn't define you. I don't have a lot of money, but I can help train people and I can talk to people. We can all be mentors to the next generation. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#environment #generation #help #i #i can